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nightriders

nightriders is the plural of nightrider.

Meaning of nightrider

Noun

nightrider (plural nightriders)

  1. (US, historical) A member of a vigilante group that carried out nighttime raids.
  2. (US, capitalized, historical, often) A member of the Ku Klux Klan, especially during the Reconstruction Era.
    Synonyms:
    whitecapper
  3. A fairy chess piece which moves in the direction of the knight any number of times.

Questions about nightriders

What is nightriders the plural of?
Nightriders is the plural of nightrider.

Words near nightriders in the dictionary

  1. nightmary
  2. nightmen
  3. nightpiece
  4. nightpieces
  5. nightrider
  6. nightriders
  7. nightrobe
  8. nightrobes
  9. nights
  10. nights of long knives
  11. nights of the long knives

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